Preventing Adverse Changes of Work with Age

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Welford
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Fundamental Research

Many people who change their jobs in middle age have been found to move to less skilled and lower paid work. Two methods of preventing this are discussed. First, training by methods designed to take account of learning difficulties in those past normal apprenticeship age has, when sensitively applied, been successful in equipping people with new skills. Second, applying principles of ergonomics—“fitting the job to the worker”—could often remove key difficulties for older workers and thus prevent the need for moves resulting from failing capacity. This could also open up a wider range of potential jobs for those who have to move by reason of redundancy or technological change. It is emphasized that both the training and ergonomic approaches need to be based on, and can contribute significantly to, fundamental research on performance in relation to age.

scholarly journals ADAPTABILITY OF OLDER WORKERS TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE: PERFORMANCE IN RETRAINING

1962 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Arnold S. TANNENBAUM ◽  
Gary GRENHOLM
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Older Workers

scholarly journals Sick leave before and after the age of 65 years among those in paid work in Sweden in 2000 or 2005: a register-based cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 564-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Farrants ◽  
Linnea Kjeldgård ◽  
Staffan Marklund ◽  
Jenny Head ◽  
Kristina Alexanderson
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Socioeconomic Differences ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean

Objective With pressure for older people to remain in work, research is needed on how people aged over 65 years fare in the labour market. However, few studies have focused on sick leave among older workers, especially those over the standard retirement age. This study investigated changes in sick-leave patterns among people aged over 65 years still in work. Methods All individuals in Sweden who turned 65 years old in 2000 or 2005 were followed from 1995 to 2010. The mean number of sick-leave days per year was measured for those who remained in paid work past the age of 65 years. Results Those over 65 years still working had fewer sick-leave days before the age of 65 years than those who retired. They also had fewer sick-leave days after 65 years than before. There were fewer socioeconomic differences after 65 years than before, but these differences were greater for workers over 65 years in the 2005 cohort. Conclusions Although there were more people over 65 years in paid work in 2005, sick-leave days and socioeconomic differences in sick leave were lower in this age group. Sick-leave days and socioeconomic differences in sick leave were greater in the 2005 cohort.

scholarly journals Work-Life Imbalance in Extended Working Lives: Domestic Divisions of Labour and Partners’ Perceptions of Job Pressures of Non-Retiring Older Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-311
Author(s):  
Andreas Cebulla ◽  
Nathan Hudson-Sharp ◽  
Lucy Stokes ◽  
David Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Later Life ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Domestic Labour ◽  
Life Analysis

Abstract Extending working lives prolongs existing patterns of time spent in work or with family into later life. Analysis of European Social Survey data shows a widening in inequitable domestic divisions of labour in households with post-retirement age workers. We explore partners’ perceptions of older workers’ job pressures when close to or beyond retirement age. Partners’ concerns about job pressures are found not to be immediately associated with inequitable divisions of domestic labour but with the extent to which workers can determine the organisation of paid work and, specifically, tiredness after work. The paper argues that note should be taken of these concerns as they may be indicative of risks of intra-domestic stress. Zusammenfassung: Ungleichgewicht zwischen Beruf und Privatleben im verlängerten Arbeitsleben: Arbeitsteilung im Haushalt und Wahrnehmung des Arbeitsdrucks älterer Arbeitnehmer durch deren Partner Die Verlängerung des Arbeitslebens verschiebt auch die bestehende Arbeitszeit- oder das Familienleben zu späteren Zeitpunkten im Leben. Die Analyse der Daten des European Social Survey zeigt, dass sich die ungleiche Arbeitsteilung in Haushalten mit Arbeitnehmern, die über das Renteneintrittsalter hinaus beschäftigt sind, ausweitet. Wir untersuchen, wie Partner den Arbeitsdruck älterer Arbeitnehmer, die kurz vor oder nach Erreichen des typischen Renteneintrittsalter stehen, wahrnehmen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Besorgnis der Partner älterer Beschäftigter über die Verantwortung und den Druck nicht unmittelbar mit einer ungleichen Verteilung von Hausarbeit verbunden ist, sondern mit dem Ausmaß, in dem die Arbeitenden ihren Arbeitstag selbst organisieren können und insbesondere auch mit der Müdigkeit nach der Arbeit. In dem Papier wird argumentiert, dass diese Bedenken zur Kenntnis genommen werden sollten, insoweit sie auf ein Risiko von Stress innerhalb der Beziehung hindeuten.

scholarly journals WORK ENVIRONMENTS AMONG OLDER WORKING CAREGIVERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S218-S218
Author(s):  
Dawn C Carr ◽  
Miles G Taylor ◽  
Kendra Jason ◽  
Chivon A Mingo ◽  
Tiffany R Washington
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Spousal Caregivers ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Job Lock ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Caregiving Roles

Abstract Many older workers balance paid work with care work. Working caregivers face unique challenges that make them more likely to leave the work force. However work environments may be more or less accommodating to their needs, and in addition, they may need to work for financial reasons. Current research on working caregivers has not explored: a) the work environments of older working caregivers; b) whether particular work environments are likely to influence whether caregivers stop working; and c) whether these effects vary by type of care work (spousal versus parental). This study addresses these gaps. Using data drawn from the 2008-2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, we used latent class analysis to develop a typology of work environments of individuals 51-75 who are engaged in paid work. Four classes of work environments emerged: A) balanced, supportive work environments (34%); B) average environments with high job lock (30%); C) poor, unsupportive work environments (21%); and D) highly accommodating, stressful jobs (14%). Logistic regression results showed those in group D were less likely than all other groups to leave their jobs. In addition, relative to spousal caregivers, parental caregivers in class A were significantly more likely to leave the labor force. Results suggest that caregivers may be more likely to continue engaging in paid work in supportive work environments, and work environments may be more likely to retain older working caregivers by identifying ways to help them meet their work needs and maintain their caregiving roles.

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